Shloka 42

Sarasvatī-avatāra-prasaṅgaḥ

Account of Sarasvatī’s Manifestation and the Humbling of the Devas

Devanagari script

ततःप्रभृति ते दैवा हित्वा गर्वं समाहिताः । उमामाराधयामासुर्यथापूर्वं यथाविधि

Transliteration

tataḥprabhṛti te daivā hitvā garvaṃ samāhitāḥ | umāmārādhayāmāsuryathāpūrvaṃ yathāvidhi

Translation

ಆ ಸಮಯದಿಂದ ಆ ದೇವರುಗಳು ಗರ್ವವನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿ ಮನಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಸಮಾಧಾನಗೊಳಿಸಿ, ಹಿಂದಿನಂತೆ ವಿಧಿವಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಉಮೆಯನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೆ ಆರಾಧಿಸಲಾರಂಭಿಸಿದರು।

Word by Word

• ततः-प्रभृति: from that time onward
• ततः-प्रभृति: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः + प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverbial: 'from then onward')

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन

• दैवाः: the gods
• दैवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• हित्वा: having abandoned
• हित्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): 'having abandoned'

• गर्वम्: pride
• गर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• समाहिताः: composed / attentive
• समाहिताः: Karta (कर्ता) (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + धा (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) / समाहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle used adjectivally); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• उमाम्: Umā
• उमाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आराधयामासुः: they worshipped
• आराधयामासुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु) (णिच् causative implied in stem आराधय) + आमास (periphrastic perfect base)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परोक्षभूत (narrative past), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; परस्मैपदी-परिप्रयोगः (periphrastic perfect: -आमास)

• यथा-पूर्वम्: as before
• यथा-पूर्वम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + पूर्वम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb): 'as before'

• यथा-विधि: according to the prescribed rite
• यथा-विधि: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + विधि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; रीतिवाचक-अव्यय: 'according to rule/rite'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Devas

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that divine grace is approached through humility: when pride is dropped and the mind becomes steady (samāhita), devotion becomes effective—here expressed as reverent worship of Umā, the Śakti inseparable from Śiva.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In Shaiva understanding, honoring Umā supports saguna-upāsanā of Śiva because Śiva is worshipped together with His Śakti; correct, rule-based worship (yathāvidhi) reflects disciplined devotion rather than ego-driven religiosity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse emphasizes yathāvidhi and samāhita—perform worship with scriptural order (cleanliness, offerings, mantra) and cultivate mental composure; a practical takeaway is steady japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a humble, ego-free attitude.